RON MALY HAS BEEN WATCHING THE PARADE GO BY FOR A LONG TIME. THIS IS ONE OF HIS WEBSITES.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Drake athletiic director Sandy Hatfield Clubb and coaches Ray Giaccoletti and Jenny Baranczyk gave an Internet columnist, two or three newspaper reporters, a couple of TV and radio broadcasters, assorted retirees and other interested people a guided tour today of the glittering Shivers Basketball Practice Facility on the university's campus. It was too bad the late Maury John couldn't have been there. He could have seen what $8 or $9 million can buy these days. Maury somehow coached his 1968-69 Drake team to a third-place finish in the NCAA Final Four at Louisville, Ky., followed by NCAA appearances in the next two seasons without having the benefit of a practice floor, a videotape room, fancy new locker rooms, a spacious coaches' room and a room for boosters to socialize before the games.

Internet columnist admires new practice court

Women's coach Jenny Baranczyk does a TV interview
There's also studying for the players to do



Athletic director Sandy Hatfield Clubb chats with men's coach Ray Giacoletti


Videotape room

Men's locker room